SZA‘s ‘SOS‘ has the competition calling out just that thanks to its domination of the Billboard 200.

Starved music lovers who needed a “new album fix” from the R&B diva were fed December 9 when she dropped the project (which comes as the long-awaited follow-up to her 2017 debut LP ‘Ctrl’).

In addition to opening at #1 on the Billboard 200 with one of the year’s best first-week sales, the effort’s streams helped 20 of its 23 tracks land on the Hot 100 – a feat that sees her join Taylor Swift as the only female acts to boast such feat.

Of those 20 entries, the album’s housed tracks ‘Nobody Gets Me‘ (#10) and ‘Kill Bill‘ (#3) premiered in the top 10, bringing the era’s Hot 100 top 10 count to four following the previous peaks of  ‘I Hate U’ (#7) and ‘Good Days’ (#9). It’s worth noting ‘Bill’ serves as the first solo top 5 hit of SZA’s career.

The four top 10 hits also come as a historic high note for the songbird.  See how inside.

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SZA sent out an ‘S.O.S’ and the masses have answered in earnest.

Because the songbird’s newly hatched sophomore album not only launched in pole position, it’s made history in the process.

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SZA‘s long-awaited sophomore album, ‘SOS,’ had barely been out 24 hours before it was already making R&B history.

But, while most artists would be celebrating the record-breaking run, the GRAMMY-winning diva finds conflict with the genre labeling – a “limitation” she waxed honest about in the latest issue of ‘Consequence.’

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For SZA fans, a five-year wait for a new album came to a close Friday (December 9) when the R&B diva finally dropped ‘SOS‘ – the follow-up to her 2017 debut album ‘Ctrl.’

Preceded by hit singles ‘Shirt,’ ‘I Hate U,’ and ‘Good Days,’ “good” comes a severe understatement when describing the critical and commercial acclaim the set’s already received.

And while ‘SOS’ has shown itself to be a monster on real-time sales tallies around the globe (as we reported here), it appears to be even more of one on streaming platforms.

Look inside to see how the 23-song effort is making history.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 was full of memorable moments!

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree – maybe even reshaped the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’ll reminisce on how our R&B girls Jazmine Sullivan and SZA finally collected GRAMMY gold after years of being criminally overlooked.

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Peruse of the updated Billboard 200 reveals Doja Cat‘s GRAMMY-nominated tertiary album, 2021’s ‘PLANET HER,’ is the week’s best commercially-performing female Rap album as it’s still orbiting in the chart’s topmost quadrant (#47 this week).

Its ongoing success across Billboard comes as the result of rocking radio with as well as steady streams and digital downloads of its slew of smashes including the Hot 100 top 10 hits ‘Woman,’ ‘Kiss Me More,’ ‘Get Into It (Yuh),’ and more.

That enduring presence on charts is also the reason the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently took to press to share news several of her most beloved titles had received certification upgrades.

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With her 2017 debut album, ‘CTRL,’ enjoying its 279th print on the Billboard 200 this week (one of the longest-running female R&B albums in history), SZA is finally ready to lift the lid on its long-teased successor.

And, let her tell it, the project may be coming to digital shelves sooner than we think.

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Could there be new music from SZA coming soon?

Well, according to the ‘Drew Barrymore’ singer, new music is set to arrive soon.

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Barely a week after making headlines for announcing her intent to quit music all together, Doja Cat collects the first GRAMMY of her short but storied career.

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Upon its April 2018 release, Cardi B‘s debut album, ‘Invasion of Privacy,’ invaded the Billboard Hot 100 history books by becoming the first female album to chart 13 or more of its tracks on the Hot 100 simultaneously.

By the year’s end, the project was entering the record books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for becoming the first LP to see all of its tracks certified Gold or higher.

As her dedicated fans – affectionately called the #BardiGang – impatiently await the release of her yet-titled sophomore studio effort, the spins they’ve afforded its predecessor have pushed the set even further into RIAA record books.

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The Wireless Festival is back and bigger than ever.

World-renowned, the UK-based extravaganza is firing from all cylinders for its 2022 edition – which is taking place in three locations over two weekends, for nine collective days of music with the world’s most sought-after artists.

What are you waiting for? Join us after the jump for the lowdown on the most must-see Wireless yet.

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Doja Cat‘s third album, ‘Planet Her,’ shows no signs of slowing its orbit around the Billboard 200’s top 10.

Released in June 2021, the hit-filled project peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 (her highest mark on the album chart to date) and has been a mainstay among its best-sellers since.  Found at #9 on its refreshed edition, 27 of the LP’s 32 weeks aboard the tally have been in the top 10 – a feat that now makes it the longest-running top 10 female Rap LP in history.

That victory is due in no small part to the ongoing success of its singles, including the December 2021-released ‘Woman.’  Appearing at first to be a slow-starter, the song has rocketed into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40 for the first time this week after a warm reception at radio.

Planted at #37, look inside to see who joins her on this week’s TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100.

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